(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 7 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”), together with regulations made under that section, provide for the registration and ringing of captive birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act.
Article 2 of this Order removes the birds listed in that Article from Schedule 4 to the Act and Article 3 adds to that Schedule hybrids of birds specified in that Schedule.
From the coming into force of this Order the birds included in Schedule 4 to the Act will be—
Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
Bunting, Cirl | Emberiza cirlus |
Bunting, Lapland | Calcarius lapponicus |
Bunting, Snow | Plectrophenax nivalis |
Buzzard, Honey | Pernis apivorus |
Eagle, Adalbert's | Aquila adalberti |
Eagle, Golden | Aquila chrysaetos |
Eagle, Great Philippine | Pithecophaga jefferyi |
Eagle, Imperial | Aquila heliaca |
Eagle, New Guinea | Harpyopsis novaeguineae |
Eagle, White-tailed | Haliaeetus albicilla |
Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
Crossbills (all species) | Loxia spp |
Falcon, Barbary | Falco pelegrinoides |
Falcon, Gyr | Falco rusticolus |
Falcon, Peregrine | Falco peregrinus |
Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
Firecrest | Regulus ignicapillus |
Fish-Eagle, Madagascar | Haliaeetus vociferoides |
Forest-Falcon, Plumbeous | Micrastur plumbeus |
Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
Harrier, Hen | Circus cyaneus |
Harrier, Marsh | Circus aeruginosus |
Harrier, Montagu | Circus pygargus |
Hawk, Galapagos | Buteo galapagoensis |
Hawk, Grey-backed | Leucopternis occidentalis |
Hawk, Hawaiian | Buteo solitarius |
Hawk, Ridgway | Buteo ridgwayi |
Hawk, White-necked | Leucopternis lacernulata |
Hawk-Eagle, Wallace | Spizaetus nanus |
Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
Common name | Scientific name |
Honey-Buzzard, Black | Henicopernis infuscatus |
Kestrel, Lesser | Falco naumanni |
Kestrel, Mauritius | Falco punctatus |
Kite, Red | Milvus milvus |
Merlin | Falco columbarius |
Oriole, Golden | Oriolus oriolus |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
Redstart, Black | Phoenicurus ochruros |
Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
Sea-Eagle, Pallas | Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
Sea-Eagle, Stellers | Haliaeetus pelagicus |
Serin | Serinus serinus |
Serpent-Eagle, Andaman | Spilornis elgini |
Serpent-Eagle, Madagascar | Eutriorchis astur |
Serpent-Eagle, Mountain | Spilornis kinabaluensis |
Shorelark | Eremophila alpestris |
Shrike, Red-backed | Lanius collurio |
Sparrowhawk, New Britain | Accipiter brachyurus |
Sparrowhawk, Gundlach's | Accipiter gundlachi |
Sparrowhawk, Imitator | Accipiter imitator |
Sparrowhawk, Small | Accipiter nanus |
Tit, Bearded | Panurus biarmicus |
Tit, Crested | Parus cristatus |
Warbler, Cetti | Cettia cetti |
Warbler, Dartford | Sylvia undata |
Warbler, Marsh | Acrocephalus palustris |
Warbler, Savi | Locustella luscinioides |
Woodlark | Lullula arborea |
Wryneck | Jynx torquilla |
Any bird one of whose parents or other lineal ancestor was a bird of a kind specified in the above list.